Chris Messina

Maven - Follow interests, not influencers

Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and follows for algorithms designed to foster serendipity and deep discussion.

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Elior
Just tried Maven and I'm hooked! Finally, a feed that's actually tailored to my interests, not just what's trending. It's like a breath of fresh air in the social media space. 🌟
Johan Steneros
Do people really want another social media platform?
Paul Sobiecki
Upvoted! fostering deeper conversations and meaningful interactions is something the social media space desperately needs. Trading likes and follows for genuine discussions seems like an interesting shift. How do you think algorithms geared towards fostering deeper connections will impact your social media usage? Do you believe this can change the way we engage and build communities online?
Huge
I love this slogan——follow interests,not influencers
Ishwar Jha
It looks like it's going to be realistic and interesting!
Shushant Lakhyani
This is interesting. I'll try using it
Tarun Kumar
this is interesting!
Steven Diffey
I love the proposition - 'interests, not influencers'. It will be interesting to see where this sits alongside Reddit. Presumably, the value is in starting a discussion, and those who'll be interested in it wouldn't have had to join a particular group. It'll just be presented to them.
Gabriel
This is an interesting concept. But what I do not like are this "dark mode" it is extremely hard for me to read the text content and as I can see there is no option to turn into light mode. I think this platform will end up like threads of Meta, in the beginning the platform gets some testers and over time there is no activity.
Nika Salute
Wow, it's finally happening!